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Mutation found in drug-resistant fungus
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 4 Apr 2019
A newly identified genetic mutation in a drug resistant fungus may help in the fight against antimi…
Silver lining kills superbugs
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 25 Mar 2019
An silver coating has been found to reduce antimicrobial resistance aboard the International Space …
Synthetic biology takes on ancient evolutionary mysteries
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 16 Nov 2018
Synthetic biologists in the US have engineered organisms similar to those thought to have lived bil…
AMR needs top policy priority
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 9 Nov 2018
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, has called for Antimicrobial Resistance to b…
Gut microbiome plays role in evolution
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 22 Oct 2018
By using a novel system of taxonomy a team has made a key advance toward understanding which of the…
Graphene spikes slice away infection
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 8 May 2018
A tiny layer of graphene flakes could become a deadly weapon against bacteria according to scientis…
Bacteria used to block dengue and Zika
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 15 Feb 2018
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have found a bacterial strain which blocks dengue and Zika …
Old dog, new tricks for TB antibiotic
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 17 Jan 2018
Tuberculosis could be fought more effectively with future drugs – thanks to new research into an ol…
Antibiotic-resistant genes discovered
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 30 Nov 2017
Researchers have discovered previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort an…
Altering gut bacteria to treat autism
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 6 Jul 2017
After a review of more than 150 papers on autism and gut bacteria, scientists from the US and China…
Mosquito-killing fungus enhanced with toxins
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 28 Jun 2017
A new study suggests genetically modified fungus could help target mosquitoes and reduce incidences…
Leap forward made in synthetic biology
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 3 Apr 2017
An international team of more than 200 researchers have made significant progress in building an or…
Gut bacteria diversity linked to immunotherapy response in melanoma patients
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 15 Nov 2016
Patients with malignant melanoma have been found more likely to respond to immunotherapy treatment …
Food preservative found to kill cancer cells
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 27 Jan 2016
A naturally occurring food preservative, nisin, has been found effective at destroying cancer and a…
Bacterium ‘taught’ to photosynthesise
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 20 Jan 2016
Researchers have managed to induce a bacterium to perform photosynthesis.
Antibiotic resistance could hold key for treating amyloid diseases
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 14 Jan 2016
Researchers have discovered a method of using antibiotic resistance to find chemicals that stop amy…
Metformin affects diabetic trial studies
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 30 Dec 2015
Metformin has been found to have a stronger effect on gut flora than diabetes Type 2, the condition…
Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 23 Dec 2015
Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.
Genetic differences in microbes and wine variation linked
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 25 Nov 2015
The distinctive variations in taste and odour between wines from different regions are linked to ti…
£5 million for superbug research
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 4 Jun 2015
Two teams of researchers have been awarded almost £5 million for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) res…
